3870 positions as filed for Jun 30, 2026, with the top ten at 13.2% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

How far is VEA below its high?

1.5% below its high of Aug 25, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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VEA · Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund

VEA tracks the Developed markets ex US and returned +24.5% over the past year.

Index equity fund · Developed markets ex US · data as of Sep 11, 2026

+24.5%Total return, 1 year

0.03%Expense ratio

3870Holdings

−1.5%Below its high

Its ten largest equity positions

VEA top ten by weight, 13.2% of its 3870 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.
Holding		Weight
ASML Holding NV		2.37%
SK hynix Inc		1.64%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd		1.62%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd		1.56%
SK hynix Inc		1.40%
HSBC Holdings PLC		1.01%
Novartis AG		0.91%
Royal Bank of Canada		0.90%
Roche Holding AG		0.90%
AstraZeneca PLC		0.87%

Compare VEA

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Period by period

VEA over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
Window	Total return	S&P 500	Gap to S&P 500	Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months	+2.1%	+3.3%	−1.2 pts	+2.9 pts
6 months	+14.7%	+16.0%	−1.3 pts	−6.0 pts
1 year	+24.5%	+17.5%	+7.0 pts	+1.5 pts
3 years	+76.2%	+77.9%	−1.7 pts	−18.9 pts
Since listing	+239.4%	+804.4%	−564.9 pts	−1434.5 pts

In plain words

VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.

What it tracks	Developed markets ex US
Fund type	Index equity fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026)	0.03%
Price	$72.69
Listed since	Jan 4, 2010
Net assets (the issuer own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Aug 31, 2026)	$238.1bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)	−1.5%
Holdings	3870
Top ten weight	13.2%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)	Jun 30, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)	0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)	100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)	0.6%

Questions people ask

How has VEA performed?: Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, VEA returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +76.2%.
What does VEA cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
What does VEA hold?: 3870 positions as filed for Jun 30, 2026, with the top ten at 13.2% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is VEA below its high?: 1.5% below its high of Aug 25, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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Where VEA is written about

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